journal article·2023-11-15Open access

A New Approach of Well Productivity Evaluation for Fractured Buried Hill Gas Reservoirs Based on Imaging Logging Data

Hongri Bi, Peng Chen

Applied Sciences· Volume 13· Issue 22

Abstract

Fractures function as storage spaces and effective seepage channels for metamorphic rock buried hill reservoirs. Their effectiveness and permeability govern the content and enrichment of oil and gas. Owing to the convoluted distribution patterns of fractures, it is arduous to gauge the effectiveness and permeability of fractures with precision, thus rendering well productivity prediction difficult. This article cites fractured gas reservoirs in a metamorphic rock buried hill as an example. Through comprehensive usage of core and imaging logging data to finely interpret fractures, calculate the fracture parameters that control productivity, including fracture density, fracture width, and fracture porosity. According to the evaluation index of fracture effectiveness, the method of constructing effectiveness index is proposed to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness. Combined with the study of the law of influence of fracture parameters on reservoir permeability, the permeability index is established to reflect permeability. Productivity coefficients for fractured reservoirs with pollution factors have been established by using well-test interpretation data. To evaluate the well productivity of buried hill reservoirs, a productivity assessment chart is constructed by integrating the fracture effectiveness index, permeability index, and productivity coefficient. This chart enables prompt predictions of the buried hill reservoir’s productivity. In order to verify the reliability of the method, a comprehensive comparison is made through conventional, array acoustic logging data and test data. The results show that the method is well applied in the evaluation of metamorphic rock buried hill reservoirs and provides a new idea for the rapid prediction of well productivity.
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OpenAlex topics: Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis · Drilling and Well Engineering · Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

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Affiliations

College of Geosciences, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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